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As a theory, “broken windows” played a perfect explanatory role for politicians and policy makers. If disorder leads to crime, well then, we need to crack down on disorder. And cracking down on disorder was something the police could do. The liberal theory of the causes of crime—that it was born of racism, segregation, oppression, poverty, and disinvestment—painted a picture of the problem that required a set of solutions far above what the local beat cops could provide. The federal and state governments would have to not just cooperate with such an agenda but prioritize it, mobilize for the ...more
A Colony in a Nation
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